Multivitamin and Vitamin A: study protocols

5 study groups took Multivitamin together with Vitamin A. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Dose per serving from research: Multivitamin

5 study groups in 4 studies say how much Multivitamin participants took a day.

These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Most common: 500 mg to 1 g and 2.5 g to 5 g, 40% of 5 study groups each.

4 of 5 study groups took Multivitamin and Vitamin A with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.

What was given together, not what works together.

Taken with	Study groups
Vitamin E	3

5 study groups

Study
Supplementation with multivitamins and vitamin A and incidence of malaria among HIV-infected Tanzanian women 2014 · multivitamins with vitamin A · HIV-infected pregnant women in Tanzania	146 mg	30 mg	1249 days	—
Multivitamin supplementation in HIV-positive pregnant women: impact on depression and quality of life in a resource-poor setting 2007 · multivitamins plus vitamin A · HIV-positive pregnant women, enrolled at 12–27 weeks’ gestation	696 mg	30 mg	193 weeks	—
Multiple micronutrient supplementation improves vitamin B₁₂ and folate concentrations of HIV infected children in Uganda: a randomized controlled trial 2011 · 'Standard of care' multivitamin (MV) · HIV-infected children aged 1–5 years	4 g	400 mcg	26 weeks	110
Multiple micronutrient supplementation improves vitamin B₁₂ and folate concentrations of HIV infected children in Uganda: a randomized controlled trial 2011 · Multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMS) · HIV-infected children aged 1–5 years	4 g	800 mcg	26 weeks	104
Effect of vitamin supplementation on breast milk concentrations of retinol, carotenoids and tocopherols in HIV-infected Tanzanian women 2009 · multivitamins including vitamin A and β-carotene · HIV-infected pregnant women enrolled at 12–27 weeks of gestation in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; women breastfeeding postpartum	565 mg	5,000 IU	—	—